Bhagavatapurana 11.4.17
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11.4.17
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- Sanskrit
11.4.17
viṣṇuḥ śivāya jagatāṃ kalayāvatirṇas % tenāhṛtā madhu-bhidā śrutayo hayāsye //
Viṣṇu descended with His plenary portion for the welfare of the worlds; / as the horse-headed one [Hayagrīva], the slayer of Madhu, He brought back the Vedic scriptures.
11.4.17.p2
gupto 'pyaye manur ilauṣadhayaś ca mātsye $ krauḍe hato diti-ja uddharatāmbhasaḥ kṣmām &
In the Fish incarnation, Manu, the earth, and the medicinal herbs were protected at the dissolution; / in the Boar, the son of Diti [Hiraṇyākṣa] was slain while He lifted the earth from the waters.
18. Manu, the earth and herbs were saved in His avatara as Matsya; by Him as Varaha, the great daitya Hiranyaksha was vanquished and from the bottom of the sea the earth was lifted; as Kurma or Tortoise the hill was supported on His back when the sea was churned for nectar and as Hari He rescued the afflicted king of elephants from the jaws of the crocodile.
11.4.17.p3
gupto 'pyaye manur ilauṣadhayaś ca mātsye $ krauḍe hato diti-ja uddharatāmbhasaḥ kṣmām &
In the Fish incarnation, Manu, the earth, and the medicinal herbs were protected at the dissolution; / in the Boar, the son of Diti [Hiraṇyākṣa] was slain while He lifted the earth from the waters.
Translations (2)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation